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Israel Begs U.S. to Reject New Iran Nuclear Deal
Has opposition to the new JCPOA united Israel’s body politic?
“I call on @POTUS Biden & the US administration to refrain, even now at this last minute, from signing the agreement with Iran,” former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett posted to Twitter on August 23, 2022.
“This agreement will send approximately a quarter of a trillion dollars to the Iranian terror administration’s pocket and to its regional proxies, and will enable Iran to develop, install and operate centrifuges, with almost no restrictions, in a mere two years,” Mr. Bennett continued. “Throughout the past year, even when it was very close, we successfully convinced our White House counterparts not to give in to Iranian demands.”
“I hope this will remain the case,” Bennett tweeted. “One way or another, the State of Israel is not a party to the agreement. Israel is not committed to any of the restrictions stemming from the agreement and will utilize all available tools to prevent the Iranian program from advancing.”
“I just spoke to my friend, President @EmmanuelMacron,” posted Israel’s current Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, to Twitter on August 22, 2022. “We discussed the importance of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Iran cannot be allowed to endlessly buy time and receive more concessions while it…